Violence against Teachers in Jordanian Schools

  • Mohammad Sayel Alzyoud Associate Professor of Educational Studies, Department of Educational Administration and Foundations, Faculty of Educational Sciences, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
  • Ali Salem Al-Ali Associate Professor of Linguistics, Department of European Languages, Faculty of Foreign Languages, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
  • Atif O. Bin Tareef Associate Professor of Educational Administration, Department of Educational Administration and Foundations, Faculty of Educational Sciences, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

Abstract

This aim of this study is to examine the reasons for violence against teachers in Jordan from the perspective of high school students. The study followed a qualitative research approach by interviewing (50) students from grade twelve. Students were recruited in this study via the convenience sampling approach. The study revealed that teachers, school administration, school environment, media, and family conditions, were the major causes of student’s violence against teachers. Teachers who experienced violence from students are the cause of this violence due to their actions and practices. Teachers are often exhausted, dispassionate, and overloaded with teaching and administrative duties. As a result, these duties sometimes hinder them not to communicate with students nicely or help students in solving their problems. Other times, students are violent against teachers because some teachers have low academic and educational performances. They are unable to offer counselling and psychological support to students from certain backgrounds. Subsequently, some students lack proper morals and discipline. School administrators are to be held responsible for the violence against teachers because they are unable to meet the students’ needs.

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Published
2016-04-29
How to Cite
Alzyoud, M. S., Al-Ali, A. S., & Tareef, A. O. B. (2016). Violence against Teachers in Jordanian Schools. European Scientific Journal, ESJ, 12(10), 223. https://doi.org/10.19044/esj.2016.v12n10p223